495 persons displaced in Kano as forty-hour rainfall wreaks havoc, kills many

No fewer than persons have been displaced in Kano, with many killed following a 40-hour rainfall in Kano.

Unlike the usual heavy rainfall, it was not preceded by wind storms; yet giving no clue of its looming presence it was devastating in its destructive impact.

According to Vanguard, with no sign of any impending rainfall, residents and farmers in Ungwan Malikawa, Ajingi Local Government of Kano State, went about with their normal chores on that fateful Wednesday evening.

But suddenly the merciless rainfall descended from the skies with brutality and bombarded anything on sight with fury.

And, with torrential impunity, it pounded the earth for what seemed like ‘eternity’, blasting the ground for over 40 hours, that is for almost two days without a break.

With its intensity and prolonged assault, the people of Toranke, Kara Malama, Chuna and Balare in Ajingi LGA lost some of their loved ones, farmlands, crops, agricultural produce and residential and public property in one fell swoop.

It is a development that has left the affected communities with nothing but tales of woes.

When the dust settled, no fewer than three persons, including a four-year-old girl, were confirmed dead, while 495 houses were reportedly damaged in the process.

One of the persons who lost his four-year-old daughter, Dayyabu Abdullahi, from Ungwan Malikawa said he has been left shattered by the news of his child’s death.

The child died after a two-room building fell on her.

But the grieving father said he had handed over everything that happened to him to God.

He said, “God has destined this to happen. Two rooms fell on my daughter and she died instantly.

“The incident happened on Wednesday evening. There was no wind. It was heavy rain that lasted for over 40 hours,” he explained.